Hall at full speed

Phoenix - Third baseman Bill Hall played in his second minor-league scrimmage game, but unlike the first when he ran at only 50%, Hall went full speed while running the bases Thursday.

Hall has been recovering from a partially torn left calf suffered before camp started. He hasn’t played in a spring training game, but he and Macha said that could happen as early as this weekend.

“I feel like it’s been a long time,” Hall said. “I’ve got plenty of time, though.”

Macha said Hall should need about 10 games to be ready for the season, but at this pace, Hall will have much more than that and a nice sample of at-bats – 30 or 40 – to gauge his readiness.

Hall hit a few balls hard in the scrimmage, lacing a single and smoking a double to left field. He also had his bat sawed off by a Jeremy Jeffress fastball. Hall had just one ball in the field, deflecting a hard short-hopper that ended up as an infield single.

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